Question

Which of the following vitamins and their deficiency diseases is NOT correctly paired?

• A. Vitamin A $\to$ Night blindness
• B. Vitamin $B_1\to$ Scurvy
• C. Vitamin $B_{12}\to$ Anaemia
• D. Vitamin D$\to$ Rickets

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Vitamin $B_1\to$ Scurvy

Deficiency of vitamin $B_1$ can cause a disease called beriberi which results in weak muscles and severe loss of weight. Severe deficiency can cause paralysis and cardiac failure. On the other hand, deficiency of Vitamin C can cause scurvy, a disease that leads to the bleeding of gums, skin spots and swelling of joints.